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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Mariam Horo
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- LGD code
- 375148
- Pincode
- 835210
- Post office
- Khunti
- Population
- 298
- Households
- 49
- Literacy rate
- 70.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1084 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 159
Census 2011 · in context
How Ghaghari compares
By population, Ghaghari ranks #106 of 141 villages in Murhu mandal.
Literacy rate
%
70.8%
+17.7% vs mandal average
Ghaghari70.8%
Murhu mandal53.1%
Khunti district53.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,084
+93 vs mandal average
Ghaghari1,084
Murhu mandal991
Household size
people per home
6.1
+0.9 vs mandal average
Ghaghari6.1
Murhu mandal5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ghaghari at a glance
Ghaghari is a village of 298 people in 49 households (Census 2011) in Murhu block, Khunti district, Jharkhand, the 106th-largest of 141 villages in Murhu block. Literacy is 71%, 18 points above the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 1,084 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 835210, served by Khunti post office; the LGD village code is 375148. The sarpanch is Mariam Horo. The population is estimated at 351 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ghaghari
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 3
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- KHUNTI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 13
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 13
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 11
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KORAKEL
- Total area (ha)
- 308.81
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0.94
- Forest area (ha)
- 62.96
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ghaghari
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Ghaghari
- LGD code
- 375148
- Pincode
- 835210
- Post office
- Khunti
- Population (Census 2011)
- 298
- Population (projected 2026)
- 351
- Households
- 49
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1084
- Literacy rate
- 70.8%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Mariam Horo
- Block / Mandal
- Murhu
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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